Making || small efforts at creativity with mail art and doodles (mostly doodles) and drawing pictures for my kids.

Remembering || playing in the big snowstorm of January '16 with my kiddos. We got nearly 20 inches of snow (by my rough count) that required lots of shoveling (with a 3-year-old helper) and hot cocoa.

Focusing || on a shorter more meaningful to-do list. As I get stressed, I pile on to-dos and projects. Then I do none of them due to overwhelm. I'm combatting a bit of that so far by limiting myself to 3 big things and 3 little things. The rest goes on another list. Start....now.

Living || my word for 2016: Bloom. This year, it's all about starting where I am and bringing that very best self out into the world. To sparkle and shine and be open and just begin. It's about accepting that I'm in a pretty kick ass place right now. It's about accepting challenges and opportunities that come my way because I know I can handle them. And it's also about clarity - seeking it, creating it and finding resolution. It's about being really clear about the space I'm willing to inhabit and drawing clean boundaries where I need them.

Releasing || that which does not serve me. Comparison. Unrealistic expectations. Projects taken on in a mad rush of yes-ing everyone around me. My happiness and gratitude out into the world.

Planning || in public! Check out my new instagram, @seekingwhitespace, to see my bullet journal, planner pics, snail mail doodles and other random challenges I undertake in an effort to bring more creativity and connection into my world (two deeply held values that indicate projects that can stay).